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the threat of that kind of primary challenge from that part of the party kept it for 22 years. amazing. >> before we go, one of us was bestowed a huge honor this weekend. a p aaody of s.e. cupp made it into an "snl" kick. >> i'm rachel maddow. we try to pick up the pieces and make sense of barack obama's perform in wednesday's debate. as we call it on msnbc, the worst thing ever happened anywhere. joining me toint is the reverend al sharpton. >> i'm never forget where i was the night of that debate. i was here. >> other one conservative contributor, s.e. cupp. >> this has been the best week of my life. >> and joining us from outside the university of colorado where he's refused to eat, shower or sleep since the debate, chris matthews. >> what the hell happened! >> s.e. cupp, anything to add from the conservative perspective. >> no, rachel. i'm happy to listen and smile. i believe the term is gloating. >> i thought that was awesome.u >> i was proud of you and then for putting them up there. i wish they had better glasses, but that was awesome. >> hard it to complain. this could
the threat of that kind of primary challenge from that part of the party kept it for 22 years. amazing. >> before we go, one of us was bestowed a huge honor this weekend. a p aaody of s.e. cupp made it into an "snl" kick. >> i'm rachel maddow. we try to pick up the pieces and make sense of barack obama's perform in wednesday's debate. as we call it on msnbc, the worst thing ever happened anywhere. joining me toint is the reverend al sharpton. >> i'm never forget...
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i thought mitt romney tonight was in his wheel house when he was talking about the economy. >> paul ryan is cutting 716 for medicare. the exact same number in his budget which was passed by the republican house and the president never mentioned it. >> it does remind you that the last debate that mitt romney was seven months ago and the last debate that barack obama had was four years ago. and the people he's used to sparring with are reporters. >> how did he prepare? how did the president prepare for this? >> we got 45 minutes in before we got a ryan budget mentioned. mitt romney made the choice to put ryan on the ticket. when we look at where the polls started to separate before the convention, right around when ryan was put on the ticket. when do the numbers on medicare and the polling start to go upside down for the republicans? when ryan is put on the ticket. yet we get 45 minutes through the debate before paul ryan is mentioned. he's the incarnation of the modern republican party which will inherit the power that you give to mitt romney since they will be governing from the house mo
i thought mitt romney tonight was in his wheel house when he was talking about the economy. >> paul ryan is cutting 716 for medicare. the exact same number in his budget which was passed by the republican house and the president never mentioned it. >> it does remind you that the last debate that mitt romney was seven months ago and the last debate that barack obama had was four years ago. and the people he's used to sparring with are reporters. >> how did he prepare? how did...
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is about and it's been adopted by the united states house of representatives and been embraced by governor romney, understand his plan tom, by the way, with governor romney's plan to voucherize the va. he's studying very hard. paul ryan is a skilled debater, a skilled -- very -- he's very smart, encyclopedic knowledge of the budget he's proposed and the domestic issues that are out there, working hard to prepare methodically for the debate against sarah palin, so he's working very hard. >> delaware attorney general bo biden, thanks for coming on today. >> absolutely. we're back right after this. now we need a little bit more... a little bit more vanilla? this is great! [ male announcer ] at humana, we believe there's never been a better time to share your passions... because the results... are you having fun doing this? yeah. that's a very nice cake! [ male announcer ] well, you can't beat them. [ giggles ] ohh! you got something huh? whoa... [ male announcer ] humana understands the value of spending time together that's a lot of work getting that one in! let's go see the birdies. [ male
is about and it's been adopted by the united states house of representatives and been embraced by governor romney, understand his plan tom, by the way, with governor romney's plan to voucherize the va. he's studying very hard. paul ryan is a skilled debater, a skilled -- very -- he's very smart, encyclopedic knowledge of the budget he's proposed and the domestic issues that are out there, working hard to prepare methodically for the debate against sarah palin, so he's working very hard....
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on the part of the white house, but neither he nor the white house alone can do this, right? >> right. >> this is going to take major changes in the marketplace, in our media. what do you see as some of the roles we can play? >> it's not just awareness of the girls. it's awareness of the jobs. we need to bring this to light. shame them. and also educate. from a young age, this is not acceptable. this is not what a regular guy does. this is sick. this is criminal. so we need education on both sides. on the male and female side. >> boys actually do want to hear this. we go into schools in d.c. as well as through partner organizations around the country. often the boys start to say, hey, i know a girl down the street. what can i do to help? they're listening to the song timp by 50 cent. usually the boys say i didn't realize how awful this was. that's disgusting. boys can be educated and then girls also need to understand. hey, he doesn't love you. he's using you like a piece of pizza. you have to stand up and i think to answer the question, digging deeper than just the girls, we
on the part of the white house, but neither he nor the white house alone can do this, right? >> right. >> this is going to take major changes in the marketplace, in our media. what do you see as some of the roles we can play? >> it's not just awareness of the girls. it's awareness of the jobs. we need to bring this to light. shame them. and also educate. from a young age, this is not acceptable. this is not what a regular guy does. this is sick. this is criminal. so we need...
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the senate confirmed roberts 78-22. justice john paul stevens administered the oath in the east room of the white house. tomorrow is the start of the new term of the supreme court and it's shaping up to be an important one for civil rights. toor more we turn to nbc news justice correspondent, pete williams. >> this supreme court term may be one of the most important in decades for civil rights. with the potential for blockbuster decisions on race and same-sex marriage. the court will examine the widespread practice of considering the race of students who apply for college. the case brought by a white high school senior, abigail fisher who said affirmative action kept her out of the university of texas. >> i always thought from the time i was a little girl that any kind of discrimination was wrong and for an institution of higher learning to act this way makes no sense to me. >> the university says it considers race as one factor in administrations to achieve a racially diverse campus. >> one of the greatest advantages o
the senate confirmed roberts 78-22. justice john paul stevens administered the oath in the east room of the white house. tomorrow is the start of the new term of the supreme court and it's shaping up to be an important one for civil rights. toor more we turn to nbc news justice correspondent, pete williams. >> this supreme court term may be one of the most important in decades for civil rights. with the potential for blockbuster decisions on race and same-sex marriage. the court will...
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the bush tax cuts. so we will get a tax increase for everybody, from the middle class on up. we'll also get sequestration. in many ways some of the democrats have argued this might be the kind of nuclear option way to finally get some sort of agreement and get the republicans to move a little bit and get a little compromise in terms of getting at least a little bit of tax increase on the revenue side from them. i'm not so sure that's going to happen. if something like this does happen, if it comes off, we will see without a question a repeat of the recession or a small one. we will see gdp instead of being around 2% go to negative 2%, we will have serious problems. >> there are real consequences. >> real consequences. >> paul wrote a good column saying this election is turning into a referendum on the social safety net. do we want to reserve programs like medicare, medicaid and social security or do we want to destroy them? if obama gets re-elected and then turns around and first thing he does in the la
the bush tax cuts. so we will get a tax increase for everybody, from the middle class on up. we'll also get sequestration. in many ways some of the democrats have argued this might be the kind of nuclear option way to finally get some sort of agreement and get the republicans to move a little bit and get a little compromise in terms of getting at least a little bit of tax increase on the revenue side from them. i'm not so sure that's going to happen. if something like this does happen, if it...
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economy. you've got these crippling deficits, anemic jobs. you've got romney's plan to reverse that. on foreign affairs, you've got a failed foreign policy. yes, they've done more drone attacks, which is good. yes, osama bin laden is dead, which is good. but whether you deal with russia, china or throughout the broader middle east, you have a disaster. we saw that in the killing of the american ambassador in benghazi and a fundamental misunderstanding. >> i want to get to some other issues. i want to get to larger question, which is what is a romney foreign policy? what is going to be different about it than president bush's? less sort of the quote unquote freedom agenda? >> what you're going to have is a foreign policy that's been in the bipartson tradition of strength from kennedy and beyond. one that believes you need a strong economy. you need to have leadership. america's better off and the world is better off when america leads as "the washington post" editorial said today. there's a vac
economy. you've got these crippling deficits, anemic jobs. you've got romney's plan to reverse that. on foreign affairs, you've got a failed foreign policy. yes, they've done more drone attacks, which is good. yes, osama bin laden is dead, which is good. but whether you deal with russia, china or throughout the broader middle east, you have a disaster. we saw that in the killing of the american ambassador in benghazi and a fundamental misunderstanding. >> i want to get to some other...
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they make up almost 22% of the state's population. it is a unique population, given the large cuban community there, which is much denser than the rest of the country and tends to vote republican. who has a better handle on this voting bloc, if that can even be classified as a single bloc? >> well, you really can't. but nevertheless, hispanic voters generally share the same second language, and in some cases, certainly in miami, certainly the same first language, spanish. but registered voters showed bop with a whopping lead of 30 points. he needs to keep that lead high. in 2008, obama won 57-42 over mccain with the hispanic vote here. one of the reasons that it was higher in the rest of the nation is that we have about a third of our hispanic voters are cuban america. they tend to overwhelmingly vote republican. what you're seeing since 2008 and since 2006 and before is there's a burgeoning puerto rican community in central florida that's largely democratic that's balancing out the cuban republican vote. so that's really where obama'
they make up almost 22% of the state's population. it is a unique population, given the large cuban community there, which is much denser than the rest of the country and tends to vote republican. who has a better handle on this voting bloc, if that can even be classified as a single bloc? >> well, you really can't. but nevertheless, hispanic voters generally share the same second language, and in some cases, certainly in miami, certainly the same first language, spanish. but registered...
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a better and stronger economy. don't miss lawrence o'donnell on msnbc, the place for politics. here is a look at other news. in south carolina, a violent attack caught on camera. a convicted robbery defendant surprised his public defender with a roundhouse hit in the face after getting a 15-year sentence. he was left with a bloody mouth. he had an additional six months tacked on to the sentence. >>> the trend of criminal behavior continues in florida. a man with a machete came into the police station. officers used a taser and tackled him to the ground. >>> on a much lighter note, a washington redskins fanatic transformed his yard into this scene. he used his skills to decorate his lawn with the logo and colors. he spends hundreds of dollars on mulch each year to freshen up the display. that is commitment. for more, we turn to bill karins. was there a refrigerator filled with beer there? >> an easy chair? he deserves it after that. it fits october, the fall colors works. >> it works. the redskins are thanking you.
a better and stronger economy. don't miss lawrence o'donnell on msnbc, the place for politics. here is a look at other news. in south carolina, a violent attack caught on camera. a convicted robbery defendant surprised his public defender with a roundhouse hit in the face after getting a 15-year sentence. he was left with a bloody mouth. he had an additional six months tacked on to the sentence. >>> the trend of criminal behavior continues in florida. a man with a machete came into the...
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that is a great issue because when you build housing, you put a lot of people to work. 10% of the economy directly related to housing. >> we've had a year of paralysis in washington. the president decided a year ago nothing was going to get done. that caused a lot of uncertainty because the big chunks that people are worried about, taxes, spending, deficit. it's got to be taken care of. a quarter of his term has been political fighting. that's why the uncertainty scares people, not just the fiscal cliff but dealing with the fiscal cliff. >> mika, i think you're right. i think you're right. whatever you said was right. >> mm-hmm. >> jim cramer, thank you very much. >> blank check. >> she gets a blank check. >> not great number. i'm afraid. not great number. >> we'll see you on "mad money." >> thank you. >> weeknights at 6:00 and 11 on cnbc. >> it's an amazing show. >>> our conversation with ed asner. first a story of courage and survival in nazi-occupied poland. >> look at this, it's a family reunion, mika! >> author matthew brzezinski joins us next. come here. i didn't see you standing ov
that is a great issue because when you build housing, you put a lot of people to work. 10% of the economy directly related to housing. >> we've had a year of paralysis in washington. the president decided a year ago nothing was going to get done. that caused a lot of uncertainty because the big chunks that people are worried about, taxes, spending, deficit. it's got to be taken care of. a quarter of his term has been political fighting. that's why the uncertainty scares people, not just...
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it's only in the republican party down at 22%. that's what's keeping the overall number in the low to mid 50s. outside the republican party this is basically a settled issue. that means when you put it in a blue state, maine clearly blue, washington clearly blue, maryland clearly blue. the odds are very good that this thing is going to pass comfortably. minnesota we think of as a blue state but it is actually, as it gets closer, three, four, five point win for democrats commonly there, a lot more social conservatives there so it is not surprising it me it's a little closer than minnesota but i think we're at the point where if this goes on the ballot in a blue state it passes. in a swing state it could pass, it might not pass. if it's on the ballot in mississippi or kentucky or places like where it is republican heavy you're a long way away from there, a real long way spending the day today with ted olson seeing his passion and commitment on this issue and also seeing how central he is to the republican party politics, do individu
it's only in the republican party down at 22%. that's what's keeping the overall number in the low to mid 50s. outside the republican party this is basically a settled issue. that means when you put it in a blue state, maine clearly blue, washington clearly blue, maryland clearly blue. the odds are very good that this thing is going to pass comfortably. minnesota we think of as a blue state but it is actually, as it gets closer, three, four, five point win for democrats commonly there, a lot...
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bush. so welcome, i'll start with you, anne, let's all take a look at what happened earlier. >> by the time the debate was over, mitt romney seemed a completely moderate centrist figure, who showed up as mitt romney the governor, not as mitt romney, the candidate. >> except everything he mentioned wasn't true. so does that start to take its toll over the next few months? >> i just think that that is unjust, to say that -- >> when you say my plan covers pre-existing con i think they will call whatever mitt romney said in the debate, untruthful. no matter how the debate had gone. it just so happens they take extreme issue with certain things, the fact-checkers took issue with, as well, it is a lot to hang their hats on, but away they have to go on at this point. >> are they saying that mitt romney and paul ryan are ignoring the facts? has it gotten any traction? >> it is picking up a story line going on in the campaign. and with mitt romney, people just do not trust him. and you saw this at t
bush. so welcome, i'll start with you, anne, let's all take a look at what happened earlier. >> by the time the debate was over, mitt romney seemed a completely moderate centrist figure, who showed up as mitt romney the governor, not as mitt romney, the candidate. >> except everything he mentioned wasn't true. so does that start to take its toll over the next few months? >> i just think that that is unjust, to say that -- >> when you say my plan covers pre-existing con i...
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president obama favors continuing 82% of the bush tax cuts himself. so president obama supports most of that number. the remaining $2 trillion is cobbled together from taking governor romney's proposals to reduce the corporate rate, which by the way, president obama wants to reduce the corporate rate too. and adding to it rhetoric from the campaign about reducing the middle income tax burden. the reality is this $5 trillion number is not a specific plan by romney. it's cobbling a number of things together and including things obama and romney both agree on. >> but it is a number, a plan he has talked about. unfortunately, we are out of time, congressman. thank you so much. >> president obama claims $3 trillion of that number himself, so does president obama have a $3 trillion plan to cut taxes? he doesn't want to go around talking about it a whole lot. >> former congressman arch davis, thank you so much. >>> federal authorities have launched a criminal probe into a company hired by republicans. after looking at dozens of suspicious forms there's enoug
president obama favors continuing 82% of the bush tax cuts himself. so president obama supports most of that number. the remaining $2 trillion is cobbled together from taking governor romney's proposals to reduce the corporate rate, which by the way, president obama wants to reduce the corporate rate too. and adding to it rhetoric from the campaign about reducing the middle income tax burden. the reality is this $5 trillion number is not a specific plan by romney. it's cobbling a number of...
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bush also repeatedly mentioned no child left behind even though it wasn't one of the five points. we need to see president obama dismantle romney as more of the same and dismantle these romney lies. here's the president in wisconsin today. >> whoever it was that was on stage last night doesn't want to be held accountable for what the real mitt romney's been saying for the last year, but if you want to be president, then you owe the american people the truth. >> let's bring in sam stein, political reporter for "huffington post" and also e.j. dion dionne, msnbc contributor, and author of the book "our divided political heart. "jetm gentlemen, great to have you with us tonight. don't we need to see more of president obama, what we saw today, the next time he shares the stage with mitt romney? can we afford to see more of the same? >> oh, i think we all want to see the one we saw last night. i mean, you know, i think the best story i heard this morning about how obama supporters felt was a friend last night after the debate, a friend said that his wife woke up in the middle of the nig
bush also repeatedly mentioned no child left behind even though it wasn't one of the five points. we need to see president obama dismantle romney as more of the same and dismantle these romney lies. here's the president in wisconsin today. >> whoever it was that was on stage last night doesn't want to be held accountable for what the real mitt romney's been saying for the last year, but if you want to be president, then you owe the american people the truth. >> let's bring in sam...
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bush changed it because it said to the country, bush is capable of being president of the united states, and al gore is not a guy that we're comfortable with. that was the great sign debate in which he was -- >> eye rolling. >> eye rolling and sighing. he just gave off something that the people kind of rejected. and bush was folksy and seemed to be well read in. however, this discussion we're having, i always compare this to the speculation before the super bowl when all the sportscasters get together and they talk about exactly what's going to happen, and then the kickoff comes. and the game changes immediately. i do think that what governor romney has to do is stop running in the republican primary for the nomination. i think that's been a big part of this problem. he's now in a different game. and i don't know what happened to etch-a-sketch, but he's got to broaden his view about what he can do for the country is what my judgment is. >> that's a good point. there is new polling on the presidential race this morning, as we mentioned, just two days before the candidates square off. let
bush changed it because it said to the country, bush is capable of being president of the united states, and al gore is not a guy that we're comfortable with. that was the great sign debate in which he was -- >> eye rolling. >> eye rolling and sighing. he just gave off something that the people kind of rejected. and bush was folksy and seemed to be well read in. however, this discussion we're having, i always compare this to the speculation before the super bowl when all the...